So a friend of mine (seriously, not me!) wants to know if this custom
on ebay will take a 650b/hetre conversion. I am not too familiar with
these older Rivs so thought I would ask if anyone here has done this
kind of thing. I would think the Dia-compe Mod 750s would get you the
reach but again,
I don't think any Rivendells have ever had less than 70mm of drop. Unless
it was a very custom-custom, plan on 70, and don't be surprised to have it
be 72 or 73. That's on the edge of 650b compatibility. The 750s should work
fine and I see a cable hanger in the front, but Tektro 559s would be
Good points, issue is my friend is coming out of the cold of pure roadieism
and although he has shed his praise of 23mm tires he still thinks of
anything not made Columbus Zona or whatnot heavy, while wanting
simultanously to jump on the 650b Bandwagon. He did ride the AHH I had
and loved it so I
Maybe try a 650b conversion on one of his current bikes? He wouldn't get
Hetres on it, but maybe the GB
Cyprèshttp://www.compasscycle.com/tires_gb_650_32.htmlwould fit. If
he likes it at that point, he could then commit to getting a
bike built for 650b and already have the wheelset and brakes
Your friend needs to be disabused of the notion that the AHH is not a road
bike. My Romulus was a pure 700c road bike like that Ebay Riv, and my AHH
rode like the Romulus. Hilsen can be used for medium-load touring and
gravel treks, but it is not a touring bike. It's a 650b road bike.
Joe
I hear you Joe, I tried to sell him the 54 AHH but he kept saying it was
too heavy, he is a good friend but this whole heavy vs light argument does
get old so looking for him to take the plunge and get a nice practical
ride. He does have an older Peugeot PX10 we could convert but with its
'racing
